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    Fitting Plywood with Silicone

    Looking for advice on laying a temporary floor with plywood. Its going on to vinyl tiles that need to be undamaged when the floor is lifted up. I was thinking of using silicone in dabs. The ply floor is to be filled and painted and has to look decent. Thanks
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    Silicone around window to frame

    Should windows installed in upvc units be siliconed in to the surrounding frame? I have had some fitted and they move around some and I wondered if it would need silicone to hold it more firmly in place. I have also had some water leaking in and had the company out to sort this and they drilled...
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    Window Latch handle snapped off

    My upvc window handle has snapped off and it looks like its made of cast iron. Can anyone tell me how to get this off to replace it. I'm unsure if its an allen key or hex screw or something else inside the two fixings. Thanks
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    Clip on Ceiling rose size

    Can anyone tell me where to get a larger than normal ceiling rose which clips on rather than scews on. Must be about 15 year old house. All pendant sets seem to be screw on. Cheers
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    Replacing window seals

    I'm wanting to replace my window seals. My windows are 12 years old upvc fairly good quality, but the seals have shrunk back and I'm looking to replace them. I get water coming in at winter time so would like to get it done soon. Can anyone recommend a good supplier. I got a sample from eabay...
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    Worn in trowel

    Anyone have any pointers for getting a trowel to wear in quickly without going on cement work etc. The pre "worn-in" trowels on sale don't give the same finish as your old trusty do they! I was going to leave it in water for a few days to roughen it up a bit. Any helpers would be appreciated.
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    Ceiling finish

    Hi all Can anyone tell me how to get a ceiling finish like the one in this picture I don't know if it is a highly polished plastered ceiling with a vinyl silk paint job, or some other method. Thanks
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    Using an old tin off gloss

    I used some of an old tin off gloss to finish off my decorating job as I ran out. The problem I have is it is not drying, it is still tacky after 24 hours. I currently have the heater blowing on it. Any tips to sort this out. Thanks
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    New internal door for gas boiler cupboard

    I was wanting to change my door on an internal gas boiler cupboard. The door I want to replace is a door with horizontal slats to provide ventilation. I would like to replace this with a white moulded panel door with a small metal vent (200x250) at the top of the door. Is this sufficient for...
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    Fitting Balustrade kits

    I want a balustrade kit like this http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=90686&ts=10369# . I have a different kind of bannister with no newel posts at the moment and it is a straight forward up and 180 return staircase. Can anyone give me any guidance in fitting and how to cut out and...
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    Alarms - Wireless v Hard wired

    Can anyone give me advice on the type of alarm I should go for? The house is a 3 bed mid terraced but I have cornice all around and thought I might need to go for the wireless type. Is there a particular brand to go for ? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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    Dashing over old worn out dash

    I'm going to dash my walls over existing worn out dashing and wondered if I can use a 8mm coat of krend dash receiver without base coat. Can I just remove old pebbledashing with a shovel, seal with a bonding agent then apply dash receiver and dash. Any advice appreciated.
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    Nightmare door size

    My internal doors are needing replacing and I can't get an exact replica size to fit. They seem to measure in at standard metric width with a standard imperial height. They are approx 726 x 1981 I'm basically looking for 6 panel pre-primed white doors to replace my pine doors. All the cheap...
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    Plastering over woodchip

    Is it possible to plaster over woodchip wall covering on ceilings and walls. Trying to cut down work.
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